DAN DONNELLY
Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland Dan now lives and
plays in New York and is a regular fixture on the NY live
scene. He plays his own, with his band Sonovagun and with other
bands including Joy Zipper and the Invisible Swords Men.
Dan has been singing, playing and writing music
since an early age. He started his career as singer and
songwriter in critically acclaimed Belfast band Watercress
and penned many of their most popular songs including
“Candlemaker”, which reached number 1 in the Irish indie
charts and “Stars Shine On”, which also topped the same
chart. He has played with Watercress, solo and with Joy
Zipper all across the globe supporting bands such as, Air,
The Levellers, The Darkness, Duran Duran, Ian Dury and
Turin Brakes to name but a few.
He has gained considerable recognition as a singer and
songwriter in recent years. In 2006 Dan has supported Seth
Lakeman twice on sell out tours of Britain. In the summer of
2006 he played at festivals in the UK including the Beautiful
Days Festival and many solo gigs around England, Ireland and
America. In the latter part of 2006 saw the release of “The
Beach E.P.” In 2007 Dan released the album “Yearning a Living”
which has already sold considerably in The U.K. and U.S.
Dan’s gig schedule for 2007 was intensive and varied
including slots at, The Big Session Festival UK, The Prague
Fringe Festival CZ, Glastonbury UK and The Great Escape
Festival UK. Dan also both supported and played onstage with
Oysterband for their “Meet You There” album tour in the latter
half of 2007 and then again for their acoustic tour in early
2008. He is one of the only artists that has performed with
both The Levellers and Oysterband, arguably the finest folk
rock acts in the U.K.
He is currently unsigned…….
www.myspace.com/sonovagun
dansonovagun.blogspot.com
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